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Cinnamon: the spice, the myth, the cereal
Cereal correspondent Andy Myatt diligently does research for the column.
Photo by Erin Mannion
agenda, and I was presently surprised to find rejuvenate tired spirits.
I liked this stuff more than I expected. It Cinnamon Toast Crunch is a cereal which
tasted alright, not over-bearing, with stands somewhat aside from the previous
Cheerios’ signature oatey taste and texture, four. It not only exists as its own entity,
The apple-cinnamon aspect was added taste- without a non-cinnamon predecessor, but
fully, in moderation and with careful consid- also has its own spinoff, the enigmatic French
eration. Unlike the traditional Cheerios, how- Toast Crunch. Cinnamon Toast Crunch is a
ever, this stuff is loaded with sugar. Addi- considerable force on the cereal aisle, with a
tional cereal uses: use instead of croutons in very high approval rating among the junior
your next salad recipe, and it’ll add a flavor- set. This reviewer finds it a bit sweet for his
ful zest which will spice up your party. taste, although he does like being taken back
Ahh . . . Cinnamon Life, the Cereal that to the halcyon days of making cinnamon
started this whole trend. In the mid ’80s, Life toast and watching “Pee-Wee’s Playhouse.”
Cereal was riding high due to the success of Additional use for said cereal: 1. Glue clumps
the “Mikey likes it” advertising campaign, of CTC together in 4x4 inch squares. 2. Put
the quality of the cereal itself, and the boom- that milk back in the fridge. 3. Put CTC
ing economy which allowed for extra cash to squares in the oven or toaster. 4. Remove,
be spent on luxuries such as breakfast cere- serve hot. For best results, enjoy while watch-als.
The folks at Quaker Oats decided to ing cartoons or skipping class,
gamble on the revolutionary cinnamon con­cept,
and it paid off. Cinnamon Life is the Other articles coming soon in the series:
physical product of that well-conceived ven- • Big-name brands and their generic coun-ture,
and it lives up to its reputation in tasti- terparts
ness, nutrition, and all-around good times. • Cereal-feminism theory
All my housemates enjoyed it, including Mike • Construction underway for the Andy’s
[Colaresi, managing editor], who said he Cereal Hall of Fame
“likes it.” Extra cereal uses: a cinnamon life • Cereals that go well with beer
bath will cleanse oily or acne-prone skin and
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October 14, 1997
quarters,
ADRIAN DEAL
assistant features editor
Getting tired of that bald eagle on
the back of your quarters? Appar­ently,
so are the folks over in Con­gress.
A plan is in the works to
temporarily replace that eagle with
designs from each of the 50 states.
Starting in 1999, five new coins
will be minted every year, each
with the symbol of a different state,
The program will end in 2009, when
the last of the states has minted its
coin. Then bald eagle will resume
its position on the quarter.
While it will be fun to see what
each state comes up with, I feel
sorry for the many states that must
struggle to find something about
themselves that is cool enough to
put on their quarters. So, I have
assembled a list of suggestions for
states that might need a little help:
California: I have no idea what
picture you should put on your quar­ters,
but I feel that instead of going
with metal for your coins, go with
what you’ re used to—silicone. And
make them disproportionally large,
please.
Wisconsin: Put a picture of
CHEESE on your quarters! Every­body
loves cheese and, sorry to say
it, but cheese is really the only spe­cial
thing about you.
Louisiana: Have a picture of
Mardi Gras... i.e., a group of drag
queens dressed up even more than
usual. This quarter should be
brightly colored and reminiscent of
Fran Drescher.
West Virginia: A man and his pet
sheep.
New York: This quarter must be
illegally imported and should be
made of crack cocaine. You may
only use the quarter to purchase the
services of prostitutes.
Michigan: I just discovered that
there’s a town called Adrian in
Michigan. It is now my favorite
state.
Colorado: A portrait of John Den­ver.
When you press the quarter,
you can hear his rendition of “Rocky
Mountain High.” Yes, John. It
certainly is high. Nice observation,
smarty.
Now that I’ve single-handedly
offended several states in the U.S.,
as well as John Denver, I must leave.
on our
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vious answer is a crab because we
are so crab-oriented. Let’s put a
slogan on our coin that reads, “Maiy
land: We all have crabs.” It would
be very informative, but none of us
would ever get a date again, having
revealed our statewide disease.
Perhaps Maryland does not have
any one aspect that makes our state
cool and that’s completely fine ...
at least most of us don’t have pet
sheep.